Masroor Abbas Ansari
Masroor Abbas Ansari | |
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| Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Abbas Ansari |
| Title | Maulana Allama Hujjat-ul-Islam Wal Muslimeen |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Masroor Abbas Ansari 5 December 1971 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Children | 2 sons |
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| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Kashmir |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic philosophy, Quranic exegesis, mantiq, logic, tawhid, Kashf al-Asrar, tahrir al-wasilah, Islamic government, uṣūl al-fiqh, nahj al-balagha |
| Alma mater | Ganghi College, Srinagar Kashmir University Houza Ilmia Qom, Iran |
| Occupation | Religious Shia scholar and moderate separatist leader |
| Relatives | Mustafa Hussain Ansari (uncle) Sajjad Haider Ansari (cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Usuli |
| School | Twelver Shia |
| Sect | Pan Islamic Unity in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Profession | Khateeb and Imam of Friday Prayer of Majid Sajjadia Chattabal, Srinagar |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Srinagar |
| Post | Cleric Jurist Shia Muslim leader |
| Period in office | 2015 – present |
| Website | ittihadul |
Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari is Kashmiri Twelver Shia scholar. He is also a cleric, preacher, activist, theologian, religious and political leader in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He is the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), a Kashmiri nationalist Shia political party that aims for Shi'a–Sunni unity in Kashmir and is also a religious organization that conducts the Grand Ashura Procession in Kashmir. He is a senior leader of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference. He is also one of the founder leaders of Majlis Ulema Immamia. He succeeded his father Mohammad Abbas Ansari after his death.